Hello Greg, On Sun, 2 May 2004 08:32:57 -0500 GMT (02/05/2004, 20:32 +0700 GMT), Greg Strong wrote:
GS> Are there any market statistics which indicate the importance of IMAP GS> either presently or with regard to projected future interest? Not that I know of. But in my limited world of email contacts IMAP is showing its face more and more often. My guess is that the trend will continue, so even if we assume the market is very small at the moment, that might change in the future. But then, what is a small market? TB is a small player in the global POP3 clients market, and if it can gain a significant market share in the small market, this may boost their sales. I was amazed to learn from Jerry that hospitals (with 1000 computers) use IMAP. And that IT specialists in the industry look for the best, not the cheapest usable solution. (Well, I kind of guessed that when it comes to OP software, but my phantasy hadn't stretched to the email clients.) GS> What I've seen on this list is a lot of personal opinions including some GS> of my own. Although I may somewhat agree with your position which do GS> seem to mirror Allie's on the future demand of IMAP, I have seen NO GS> market statistics. If there are any market statistics to back up these GS> opinions I would think RIT would listen. I must admit that I don't always follow Ritlabs's marketing strategies. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. Don't wear your glasses on a blind date. You'll look better, and he will too. Message reply created with The Bat! 2.10.01 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using a Pentium P4 1.7 GHz, 256MB RAM ________________________________________________________ Current beta is (none) | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
